Just 20 Years Ago...

• The average price of gas was $0.91 per gallon
• Movie tickets were $3.50
• A postage stamp was $0.24
• The average salary was $24,450
• The average cost of a home was $91,600
• The average new car price was $10,400

In the News...

• The Hubble Space Telescope was launched
• The Stealth Bomber was first unveiled
• Doppler Radar was invented
• George Bush Sr. was elected President
• The Iran-Iraq war ended
• A bomb was exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
• The greenhouse effect was discovered
• Prozac was sold for the first time as an antidepressant
• Crack cocaine first appeared

Pop Culture...

• Top movies included Rain Man, Die Hard, Big, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and A Fish Called Wanda
• Song you loved or hated:  Don't Worry, Be Happy 
• Popular bands included:  INXS, The Cure, Morrissey, Depeche Mode and Erasure
• Milli Vanilli busted for lip syncing
• Dancing raisins and Spuds Mackenzie entertained during commercials 
• America's Most Wanted debuted
• CDs outsold records for the first time

Sports...

• Superbowl Champs:  Washington Redskins
• NBA Champs:  LA Lakers
• World Series Champs:  LA Dodgers
• Stanley Cup Champs:  Edmonton Oilers
• NCAA Football Champs:  Notre Dame
• NCAA Basketball Champs:  Kansas